This NYU student made her mum real proud when she rocked the mic in this spontaneous street session on the Amy Winehouse classic “Valerie.” Chloe has an incredible voice and is just a real ray of sunshine, so when she sat in on Guitaro5000’s busking session in New York City, she scored a 9.4 million view viral video. After some cute banter between the pair, Chloe took to the mic and wow, she’s got that soul power big time.
Chloe sang Winehouse’s hit in a confident and assertive style, putting her own stamp on the busking favourite. She’s totally at ease in front of the crowd and showed off great chemistry with Guitaro, who provided a grooving and creative guitar arrangement. The couple dancing together enthusiastically while the pair rocked the street really said it all. If The Music Man readers are looking for a pick-me-up today, then this delightful video might just do the trick!
Guitaro uploaded the performance on his YouTube channel, Guitaro5000, on July 7, 2024. Viewers had a lot of praise for the dynamic duo and added comments such as “So much crazy talent in this one cover. He can play anything, any chord change and improvised rhythm and she can sing with soul and leaves everyone wanting more!” and “She sang like a pro. Simply epic. This is a difficult song to sing and highly technical, but she nailed it with the right pitch, timing, and coordination. She is simply a star.”
Guitaro has scored several viral videos with his New York City street performances. He previously created another hit video when another mother-and-daughter pair dropped by where he was busking. In this clip, charming Danish singer Signe sang Ella Eyre’s “We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off.” Signe brought a lot of enthusiasm to the street sesh and delivered a unique folk-pop vocal that really made the performance a special one.
Guitaro is an American YouTuber who began uploading his performances to the platform all the way back in 2008. He has since built up a library of 335 videos on YouTube, and evidently, his persistence has paid off, as he also now boasts 1.49 million subscribers. The Music Man loves to cover talented independent artists like Guitaro, and the American performer certainly has a lot to offer with his quirky street performances that always seem to have a feelgood vibe.